Question 1

A video card can deliver output to multiple ________.

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Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: tracks
latency
platters
sectors
seek time

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The Answer of pie-shaped wedges on the surface of a is...

Question 3

The system ________ is like a metronome for your computer.

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Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: hyperthreading
ROM
quad-core processor
RAM
clock speed

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The Answer of a CPU with 4 cores and volatile is...

Question 5

According to the book, if your CPU usage levels are greater than ________ during most of your work session, a faster CPU can greatly increase your computer's performance.

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Question 6

Many computer manufacturers offer ________ programs to reduce the number of computers disposed of in landfills.

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Question 7

An SSHD drive is a combination of both a mechanical hard drive and an ________ into a single device

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Question 8

In a video card, GPU stands for ________.

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Question 9

A stoppage of a mechanical hard drive that often results in data loss is called a(n) ________.

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Question 10

________ improves disk writing performance because data is written across two drives.

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Question 11

macOS X uses ________, a built-in system feature, to automatically backup and restore data.

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Question 12

In ________ processing, there is a large network of computers, with each computer working on a portion of the same problem simultaneously.

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Question 13

Match between columns
                        Premises: video memory
physical memory
random access memory
cache memory
virtual memory

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Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: RAID
CPU
cache
ALU
SSD

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The Answer of strategy for using more than one storage is...

Question 15

________ sound is a type of audio system where the listener hears the sound as if it were coming from all directions using multiple speakers

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Question 16

The clock ________ sets the pace by which the computer moves from process to process.

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Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an optical storage device?
A) CD
B) Flash drive
C) Blu-ray
D) DVD

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Question 18

The CPU usage ________ records your CPU usage for the past minute.

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Question 19

GDDR5 is a type of ________ memory.

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Question 20

________ automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.

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Quiz 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System